Edinburgh Airport passengers faced huge queues as baggage belt breakdown causes early morning disruption
Edinburgh Airport has said that the issue was resolved earlier this morning (October 18)
Passengers at Edinburgh Airport were facing long queues following an issue with the baggage belt inside the terminal.
Queues snaked around the entrance to the check-in hall at Edinburgh Airport in the early hours of Sunday morning (October 18).
An eyewitness at the scene said that passengers were at a “standstill” on approach to the check-in area following the breakdown of a baggage belt within the terminal.
They also shared that airline Jet2 was among those to warn passengers of potential disruption, saying in an update: “Hello, we wanted to let you know of possible congestion at the check-in area at Edinburgh Airport today due to a baggage belt failure.
“Once you have checked in and cleared security, please make sure to allow extra time for Passport Control. Our Friendly Red Team will be on hand should you require any further assistance. We hope you have a lovely flight.”
Images from the airport show the long queue which greeted passengers as they arrived at Edinburgh Airport on Sunday morning.
Edinburgh Airport has said that a “short outage” was experience on the departure bagging system, but that this was quickly resolved at 4.50am.
Queues have since dissipated and there are no currently delays within the terminal.
A spokesman for Edinburgh Airport said: “A short outage affecting our departure baggage system was resolved at 0450 this morning.
“The system is fully operational and there is no impact on current airport operations, which are running as normal.
“We thank passengers for their patience while the issue was rectified.”